Lindsey Graham dies at 71, triggering race for rare South Carolina Senate seat
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US Senator Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress and a prominent voice on American foreign policy, died on Saturday night at the age of 71, according to his office. A South Carolina Republican and former Air Force lawyer, Graham served in Congress for more than three decades after first being elected to the Senate in 2002, following his time in the House of Representatives. As chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Graham played a central role during Trump's second term as Republicans pushed major legislation through the chamber while holding a narrow 53-47 majority. He also used Senate procedures to help pass key policies, including last year's tax law, without the threat of a Democratic filibuster. Earlier, he led the Senate Judiciary Committee when Republicans confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in 2020, and he had said he would confirm "as many conservative judges as possible" if his party kept control after the midterm elections. He also used a profanity to describe Trump after remarks about John McCain, Graham's closest friend in the Senate. Foreign policy remained central to Graham's public life. I have lost a beloved friend." Beyond foreign policy, Graham was a key figure in efforts to shape major domestic policy. He was part of the bipartisan group that crafted a large immigration overhaul in 2013, which passed the Senate with 68 votes but was never taken up by the House. His support for a path to citizenship for people in the US without legal status put him at odds with some Republicans.
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